Fence



J F MARIS. Fence.

No. 223,368. Patented Jan. 6, 1880..

INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. MARIS, OF OISNE, ILLINOIS.

FENCE.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,368, datedJanuary 6, 1880.

Application filed November 8, 1879.

To all whom it may concern crossed near their upper ends.

Be it known that I, JOHN F. MARIS, of Oisne, in the county of Wayne andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of a perspective of myfence.

This invention relates to an improvementin the construction of fences,as hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

7 Referring by letter to the accompanying drawing, A designates one ofthe inclined posts, to which is bolted or rigidly secured, in anysuitable manner, the two bars B O, and D represents the remaining post,to which these bars B O are pivoted by a bolt, E, at a point aboutintermediate of its ends.

As herein shown, the said two posts and bars constitute the end of eachsection of the fence and serve to support and maintain the rails inposition as follows: The two posts are inclined toward each other andthe post D turned upon its pivot until the posts are One end of a railof one section will then be placed in the space between the upper endsof the posts, and an end of a rail from another section will also beplaced between the said ends, as shown. The ends of two similar railswill be placed upon the crossbar O and within the space f, while theends of the two lower rails will be placed within the space 9, so as torest between the inclined bracebar B and the post A. The weight of theupper rails tends to turn the .post D upon its pivot, so that the endsof the posts will separate at the top similarly to a pair of shears, andby such means the second line of rails will be firmly griped between theposts and the cross-bar.

Owing to the inclination given to the bracebar B, the lower rail will bereadily wedged between it and the post A, so that this bracebar, inaddition to its function of a brace, also serves to maintain the lowerrail in position, and hence materially aid the upper rail, which is heldas set forth, in preventing the fence from sagging endwise. Thisbrace-bar B is firmly bolted to the post Anear the lower end of thesame, and is connected to the pivoted post D by the pivot-bolt E, sothat the said post may be free to turn upon its pivotal bearing, and atthe same time connected with the lower part of the post A by a diagonalbrace.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fence, the post A, with the cross-bar B and the brace-bar Origidly secured thereto, and the post D, pivoted to the said bars 13 and0, spaces being left between the said parts for the rails, and the postD being adapted to turn upon its pivot by the weight of the upper railsso as to bind the ends of the next lower line of rails, substantially asset forth.

2. -In-a fence, the post- A, pivoted by a crossbar to the post D, andhaving an inclined brace-bar, B, rigidly secured thereto, the saidinclined brace-bar being extended from a point near the lower end ofpost A up to the point upon post 1) where the crossbar is pivoted, andbeing at such point connected to post D by a pivot-bolt, the bar 0 andpost A, together with brace B, constituting an angular inclos ing-framefor the lower rails, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

' J OHN FRANKLIN MARIS.

Witnesses:

W. T. PARDY, O. E. WILGOX.

